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By MARK THIESSEN, Associated PressANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska National Park rangers resumed an aerial search Friday for the first recorded mountain climber of the year on North America's highest peak after he failed to check in with a…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union leader on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth round of sanctions targeting Moscow over its war in Ukraine.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has…

ISTANBUL — Turkey's president said the war in Ukraine should not negatively affect the tourist season.After prayers marking the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Russian President Vladimir Putin…

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and YESICA FISCH, Associated PressKHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces battled Saturday to delay a Russian advance aimed at capturing an eastern industrial region as well as Ukraine's last stronghold in the southern…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said the decision to jail philanthropist Osman Kavala for life for anti-government protests in 2013 showed Turkey's courts were independent.Erdogan said the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)…

NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of Human Rights Watch announced on Tuesday that he will step down as executive director this summer after nearly three decades at the helm of one of the world's leading advocacy organizations. .Kenneth Roth…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has lifted an indoor mask mandate that has been in place for nearly a year as the country's new coronavirus cases continue to decline.The end of the masking obligation came into effect on Saturday evening. Masks…

By JOHN LEICESTER, Associated PressPARIS (AP) — As France elects a president, Parisian artist Vincent Aïtzegagh goes into hiding, escaping to a bucolic village to avoid what for him — and millions of other left-leaning French voters — is a…

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI, Associated PressWARSAW, Poland (AP) — After spending weeks without power or water in the basement of his family's home in Ukraine, Viktoriya Savyichkina made a daring escape from the besieged city…

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing EditorBRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Busch slid past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season Sunday night at the slippery, wet and dirt-covered Bristol Motor…

LINDELANI, South Africa (Reuters) - Bonakele Mtshali was missing a funeral when flash floods on South Africa's east coast swept away her iron-roofed hillside shack in Lindelani township, taking two of her girls with her.She had been…

By JANIE HAR, Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's first reparations task force meets in person Wednesday, the first time members have met face-to-face since their inaugural meeting nearly a year and just a few weeks ago after…

By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball WriterIt lasted 174 days, required the use of more players than any season in history, mostly due to the ongoing challenge of playing through a pandemic, and saw playoff positioning chases go until the last…

By ADAM SCHRECK and CARA ANNA, Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants a tough global response to Russia after his forces fired a missile at a crowded train station, killing at least 52…

By WILL GRAVES, AP Sports ReporterAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tom Watson didn't think eight major championships, including two green jackets, would be enough to join the company of Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus on the first tee at Augusta…

It felt like the good old days Tuesday at the White House, with Joe Biden and Barack Obama touting the Affordable Care Act to a grateful audience of Democratic lawmakers and health care advocates.And former President Obama understands —…

SEOUL (Reuters) - A team of foreign and security policy advisers to South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol are visiting the United States this week, seeking to arrange an early summit with President Joe Biden and to coordinate efforts…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Russia's assault on Ukraine and its veiled threats to use nuclear weapons have policymakers past and present thinking about the unthinkable: How should the West respond to the explosion…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Thursday that the Justice Department has closed without criminal charge an investigation into political fundraising activities at his former company."As I have said from the beginning…

By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Basketball WriterWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 22 points, Olivia Cochran made a series of crucial baskets in the final minutes and Louisville held off Michigan 62-50 in a physical game Monday night to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kidd Creole's trial has begun in New York. His attorney told a jury it was self-defense when the hip-hop pioneer stabbed a homeless man to death in 2017.The artist, founding member of Grandmaster Flash and The…

By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball WriterRookie of the Year winners Randy Arozarena and Yordan Álvarez and All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette were among 16 players whose contracts were renewed by their teams rather than reaching negotiated…

By DAKE KANG and NG HAN GUAN, Associated PressWUZHOU, China (AP) — Rugged terrain and rainfall on Wednesday hampered the search for clues as to why a China Eastern plane inexplicably fell from the sky and crashed into a forested mountain…

By FRANK JORDANS, Associated PressBERLIN (AP) — Countries scrambling to replace Russian supplies of oil, gas and coal with whatever available alternative could fuel the world's "mutual assured destruction" from climate change, the United…

By AAMER MADHANI, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping are set to speak Friday as the White House warns Beijing that providing military or economic assistance to Russia's invasion of Ukraine will…

By JOSH BOAK, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and DAVID KOENIG, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — In the face of political attacks on rising costs, President Joe Biden has exaggerated his role in reducing the federal deficit and skirted responsibility…

By Jessie Pang and James PomfretHONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police have accused the UK-based rights group Hong Kong Watch of "collusion with foreign forces", a "likely" violation of the national security law imposed by China, the group…

By TED ANTHONY, National AP WriterThe conversations went like this: it will only be in a few days. He can be kept at a distance. There will be downsides, sure, but the world will just be put on hold – just a short break, out of caution,…

By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Basketball WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji led Kansas to sixth with 18 points, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins had two technical fouls and was ejected 10 minutes into the game, and the Jayhawks edged the…

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — A bid by ExxonMobil to restart offshore oil wells that shut down in 2015 after a pipeline leak caused the worst shoreline spill in 25 years was rejected Tuesday due to lingering environmental concerns.ExxonMobil's…

By JUSTIN SPIKE, Associated PressZAHONY, Hungary (AP) — The violin was so beloved by Myroslava Sherbina that it was the only item she took when she fled Ukraine, along with the clothes she was wearing.But the instrument has remained silent…

By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL, Associated PressTEhran, Iran (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog met with Iranian officials on Saturday as talks in Vienna over Tehran's tattered atomic deal with world powers appear to be…

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Kentucky's Republican attorney general could continue to defend an abortion rights restriction that was struck down by lower courts.The underlying…

By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated PressPIERRE, SD (AP) — The South Dakota House on Tuesday rejected a Republican-sponsored resolution criticizing Governor Kristi Noem for allegedly interfering with a state agency to help her daughter's…

There's a well-known trope about people who are accomplished in a particular field: they showed interest and ability early on, kicking balls or plucking strings almost before they could walk and talk. This is not the case for Oslo Davis.…

By YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JAMES LaPORTA, Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kyiv residents braced for another night sheltering underground on Saturday as Russian troops closed in on the Ukrainian capital and…

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 7% in the fourth quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday.The country's gross domestic product growth edged up slightly from the previous estimate of 6.9% and compares with 2.3%…

President Joe Biden, citing the "beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine," announced a series of sanctions on Russian financial institutions and the country's elites on Tuesday, and threatened to further squeeze the Russian economy if…

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Already the oldest winner in PGA Tour champion history, Bernhard Langer picked up a wire-to-wire victory Sunday for his record-breaking fourth Chubb Classic title.Langer won at 64 years, 5 months, 23 days to bring his…

By HUIZHONG WU, Associated PressTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The message, on the Chinese social platform Weibo, resembled many others posted by official media during these Olympics — an ode to freestyle skier Eileen Gu, known to the Chinese as by…

By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto WriterDETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have launched another investigation into Tesla, this time related to complaints that its cars can stop on the roads for no apparent reason.The government says it has…

By MIKE CORDER, Associated PressTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government announced on Tuesday that it will remove virtually all of its remaining coronavirus restrictions by the end of the month, as infection rates begin to drop…

By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football WriterINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — In a venue built for champions, the Los Angeles Rams have won the crown jewel: a Super Bowl trophy.It took a pinpoint 79-yard drive capped by Cooper Kupp's 1-yard touchdown…

By THOMAS ADAMSON, Associated PressPARIS (AP) — Paris police intercepted at least 500 vehicles attempting to enter the French capital on Saturday, in defiance of a police order, to participate in protests against virus restrictions inspired…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — On a warm fall evening in 2001, police in Irving, Texas received an alarming call from Herschel Walker's therapist. The football legend and current Republican candidate for the Georgia…

By JEFF AMY and WILL WEISSERT, Associated PressATLANTA (AP) — In their bid to win the Republican nomination in the Georgia governor race, incumbent Brian Kemp and challenger David Perdue are often at odds — except when it comes to Stacey…

By JOSH BOAK, Associated PressA Biden administration task force on organized labor is releasing a set of recommendations that could make it easier to unionize federal workers and contractors.The report submitted to President Joe Biden…

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing EditorLewis Hamilton returned to social media on Saturday after a long silence that dates back to last season's controversial Formula 1 final.Hamilton had disappeared from public view after being denied a…

By JOHN HANNA, Associated PressTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a Republican redistricting plan that would make it harder for Kansas' lone Democrat to be re-elected to Congress this year.Republicans in…

By ILAN BEN ZION, Associated PressASHKELON, Israel (AP) — Not so long ago, Ehud Olmert was trying to lead Israel to a historic peace accord. These days, the former Israeli prime minister is pushing a different message: legalize…

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz officially took office on Monday as leader of Germany's main opposition party, ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union, after his election was approved by postal ballot.The…

BANGKOK (AP) — The governor of an eastern Thai province declared a state of emergency on Saturday after an oil slick washed up on a sandy beach, closing restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry.Some 20 to 50…

PIERRE, SD (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted the enforcement of a South Dakota health care rule that would have made the state one of the toughest places in the United States to get medical abortion pills.On Wednesday night,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Qatar's ruling emir at the White House on Monday, a visit that comes as U.S. and European allies scramble to put in place contingency plans to meet energy needs from Europe if supplies are…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist was killed Sunday, the second in a week in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana, and the third in Mexico this month.Lourdes Maldonado López was found shot and killed inside a car, according to a…

By MARCOS ALEMÁN, Associated PressSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church on Saturday will beatify two priests and two lay people, all victims of right-wing death squads during El Salvador's civil war.Reverend Rutilio…

By AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed new sanctions on four Ukrainian officials, including two current lawmakers who administration officials say are part…

By JON GAMBRELL, Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airlines around the world, including long-haul carrier Emirates, rushed Wednesday to cancel or change flights to the United States due to an ongoing dispute over the…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian police and counterterrorism forces are searching for a suspected smuggler who allegedly shot Austrian soldiers after he escaped border control on Monday.According to the Austrian Defense Ministry, a van…

By FRANK BAJAK, Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — DirecTV plans to drop One America News Network, dramatically reducing the reach of the right-wing television station friends of Donald Trump and widely criticized for broadcasting…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic is once again at risk of deportation after the Australian government revoked his visa for the second time.Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said on Friday he had used his discretion to…

By JILL LAWLESS, Associated PressLONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a high-stakes confrontation in Parliament on Wednesday that could help defuse a crisis over allegations that he and his staff have broken coronavirus…

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated PressKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Schools in Uganda reopened to students on Monday, ending the world's longest school disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The reopening caused traffic congestion in parts of the…

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Intelligence reports compiled by the United States Capitol Police in the days leading up to last year's insurgency only considered an unlikely or distant risk of…

By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) - Cooper Kupp only knows he's finishing one of the greatest seasons for a wide receiver in NFL history because people keep telling him about it.The Los Angeles Rams star insists he doesn't…

CHARLESTON, SC (AP) - One of the survivors of a racist massacre at an African-American church in South Carolina has started giving scholarships from her foundation to students who want to provide health care to prisoners.Polly Daniels…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER, AP Sports WriterFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The Patriots missed an opportunity to win the AFC East title in a humiliating loss to the Bills last week.They expressed their frustrations on the lowly Jaguars for making their…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Eric Adams is the new mayor of New York, the Democrat being sworn in at a ceremony in Times Square shortly after the nation's largest city rang earlier this year on Saturday.Adams, 61,…

BRADLEY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities on Thursday were looking for two people suspected of being involved in the gunshot death of one police officer and the injuries of another at a hotel in northern Illinois.The two Bradley cops were gunned…

WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) - Authorities have located the car that crashed into a group of children, killing two and injuring four, but detectives are still looking for the man driving.The Broward Sheriff's Office said two girls, aged 5 and…

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday that he would visit Iran soon to finalize new cooperation agreements with the Middle Eastern country, which has become Venezuela's main ally in increasing oil…

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge upheld an order preventing The New York Times from publishing documents between conservative group Project Veritas and its lawyer and ruled that the newspaper must immediately waive confidential legal notes…

TEL AVIV, Israel - An Israeli hospital has said that a man who died from the omicron variant of the coronavirus had the delta variant.Israeli health officials reported the death earlier this week. It would have been the country's first…

MIAMI (AP) - Omicron overtook the delta variant in Miami-Dade County as the dominant strain of the coronavirus within weeks, according to genomic surveillance data.Genetic sequencing of the virus has shown that omicron has gone from a tiny…

By PATRICIA LUNA and JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated PressSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A left-wing millennial who rose to prominence in anti-government protests has been elected Chile's president next Sunday after a deadly campaign against a free…

By JIM GOMEZ, Associated PressMANILA, Philippines (AP) - A powerful typhoon has killed at least 19 people, cut electricity and communications in entire provinces and caused widespread destruction, mainly in the central Philippines,…

By MARCELA ISAZA, AP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) - When Bay Area rapper Saweetie learned she was nominated for two Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, the competitive nature she learned growing up in an athletic household…

NHL MVP Connor McDavid calls the idea of ​​having to quarantine for up to five weeks in China following a positive COVID-19 test "disturbing" because the involvement of the NHL at the 2022 Winter Games…

By KATHY GANNON, Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The new Afghan Taliban leadership has pledged in principle to the education and employment of girls and women, a marked departure from their former power, and seek "mercy and…

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing EditorABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton set the pace in final practice ahead of Saturday's qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with rival Max Verstappen just behind him for…